Journey to the West: Starting from Changing Sun Wukong’s fate
Chapter 384 - 383: Elder, Save Me Please_2

Chapter 384: Chapter 383: Elder, Save Me Please_2

Zhu Bajie was thinking this over in his heart and still took a step forward.

At this time, the woman who was tied to the tree also saw Zhu Bajie. It was as if a drowning person had seen a lifeline, and she cried out with a loud voice, "Elder, save me! Please save this servant girl!"

Zhu Bajie walked over with a smile on his face and came around to where the woman was.

It was then that he saw the woman’s true appearance.

Indeed, the woman had the beauty that could overthrow cities and states and the looks that could rival the most beautiful flowers.

One could only see her cheeks wet with tears, her starry eyes brimming with sadness, bearing an expression of pitiable vulnerability.

Seeing Zhu Bajie approach, the woman didn’t seem to be frightened at all. A look of joy overflowed from her eyes as she eagerly cried out, "Elder, save my life, please show great mercy and save this servant girl’s life!"

Sun Wukong sized up the woman and saw that her lower half was buried in the ground and she was tied to a tree, unable to move.

Zhu Bajie couldn’t help but ask with a smile, "Miss, what happened to you? Why are you tied to a tree and buried in the dirt?"

"Elder, my home is in the Poor Woman Country, more than two hundred miles from here," she replied.

"My parents are good, kind people. A few days ago, during Qingming Festival, we invited my relatives and the elders from our family to pay respects at our ancestors’ graves in the wilderness."

"When we arrived at the grave, we set out the sacrificial offerings, and just as we began to burn the paper money, we heard the loud sounds of gongs and drums. Suddenly, a gang of bandits emerged, brandishing knives and clubs, screaming and charging at us, causing our souls to scatter in fright."

"My parents and relatives, those who had horses and sedans, each fled for their lives."

"I am young and could not run fast. I was terrified and fell to the ground, where I was abducted by the gang into the mountains, and the Great King wanted to take me as his wife," she continued.

"The Second Great King wanted to take me as his consort, and the third and fourth ones all coveted my beauty," she lamented.

"Seventy or eighty households quarreled over this, none would back down, and after much debate, they cursed me as a ’beauty that brings calamity.’ After discussing among themselves, they tied me up here in the woods, and the bandits left with the stolen goods."

"It has already been five days and five nights. I haven’t had a drop of water; I’m about to die! I don’t know which of my ancestors accumulated virtue in past lives, but today I encountered you here."

"Please have great mercy and save my life! I will never forget your kindness, even beyond the grave!" she implored.

While she spoke, tears streamed down her face like rain.

After hearing the woman’s story, Zhu Bajie couldn’t help but frown; he pondered for a moment before seriously asking, "So you’re saying that you were abducted by bandits while attending the grave of your ancestors during Qingming Festival with your parents and relatives, right?"

"Exactly!" the woman nodded in response.

Zhu Bajie continued, "And these bandits, seeing you were pretty, fought over you wanting to marry you?"

"Yes!" The woman nodded gently, her face involuntarily revealing a bashful blush.

"These bandits couldn’t agree and, not wanting to ruin their harmony, they abandoned you here?" Zhu Bajie asked further.

Listening to this woman’s story, it seemed somewhat strange.

"That’s exactly right. I beg you, Elder, have great compassion and save my life!"

The woman hurriedly pleaded, her tone now showing impatience.

Clearly, she was a bit upset. She couldn’t understand why this man was asking such irrelevant questions instead of rescuing her immediately.

After all, she had already said she had been tied up here for five days without a drop of water, nearing death, and instead of helping her, he just kept asking questions.

Zhu Bajie looked as if he suddenly understood and continued with an "oh" saying, "If what you say is true, then those bandits really are a bunch of fools!"

Huh?

Hearing Zhu Bajie say this, the woman also couldn’t help but pause, her surprise evident as she asked, "Elder, why would you say that?"

Zhu Bajie explained, "Just think, this bandit group went through great lengths to abduct you and ended up abandoning you halfway. Doesn’t that mean their previous efforts were all in vain? If that’s not foolish, what is?"

The woman couldn’t help but furrow her brow, cursing Zhu Bajie inwardly.

She had never expected that this man would actually be so concerned with such trivial details.

After all, she was here to deal with Xuanzang, and now, before Xuanzang had even noticed, she had encountered Zhu Bajie.

However, although that was the case, she did not dare to show it, lest Zhu Bajie become suspicious.

Without hesitation, her eyes turned, and she quickly explained, "Those bandits wanted to take me for themselves, they quarreled incessantly, and no one was willing to back down, nearly coming to blows."

"In the end, with no other choice, they tied me up here, and discarded me in this desolate wilderness, leaving me to live or die on my own."

"I understand all that!" Zhu Bajie waved his hand to cut off the woman’s words, smiling as he said, "What I mean is, why would those people let you go? Why didn’t they kill you instead of just tying you up here?"

"After all, as bandits, they must be ruthless killers, so why would such people let you go so easily? Isn’t that very strange?"

Zhu Bajie said with some surprise.

"This slave herself knows that, perhaps they couldn’t bear it!" The woman also said doubtfully.

"So if that gang of bandits were really clever, they definitely wouldn’t have let you go so easily. Oh?" Unable to help herself, the woman furrowed her brows and asked with patience, "What would Elder do in that case?"

Zhu Bajie wore a mischievous smile as he solemnly explained, "If I were that bandit, of course I would execute you on the spot."

"Such a beautiful girl, after all the trouble of capturing, to simply waste by abandoning here would be such a pity. Since everyone likes her, why not each have a turn for fun? It’s much better than just throwing her away!"

"And looking at the lady’s current state, it’s obvious that those bandits didn’t do so. If not a bunch of fools, what are they?"

"So I am also very curious, are these bandits perhaps monks?"

Zhu Bajie, in order not to fall into the Calamity of Measurement, could stay away from Chang’e and naturally resist the allure of beauty, but he did not believe that some mortals could do the same.

"Hmph!" Hearing this, the woman couldn’t help her face turning sides, and she coldly snorted, cursing, "I didn’t expect the Elder to appear compassionate but is actually a promiscuous scoundrel."

Zhu Bajie was not a fool, and at this moment, looking at the woman, he was somewhat certain that she was a monster!

He then smiled and said, "Lady, you’ve been tied up here for five days without a morsel to eat, yet you still have such fiery anger and dare to insult me, Bajie. It seems you do not wish for me, Bajie, to rescue you, do you?"

"You..." The woman was suddenly at a loss for words, staring at Zhu Bajie with venomous eyes filled with a trace of rage.

However, that anger soon gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of helplessness.

Finally, the woman gave in, let out a deep sigh, and spoke softly to Zhu Bajie, "This slave has been trapped here for a full five days, life hanging by a thread, and now I can’t afford to care about anything else!"

"I only ask that the Elder shows great compassion and spare my life. The grace of saving my life will never be forgotten by this slave, and whatever you ask in return, I will not refuse. Please Elder, show mercy and save my life!"

Zhu Bajie asked with a smile, "Lady, are these words true? If I save you, you really will do anything I ask?"

"This slave only begs for her life, and even if Elder wants me to serve like an ox or horse in return, I am willing."

The woman said, evidently running out of patience.

"Such a delicate little beauty, how could I, Bajie, be willing to make you work for me like an ox or horse!"

Zhu Bajie said with a laugh, "You should know what I, Bajie, want."

Seeing Zhu Bajie’s lecherous expression, the woman couldn’t help but feel contempt in her heart.

But she also let out a sigh of relief, such a man would be easier to handle. If he were like Sun Wukong, it wouldn’t be easy at all.

If she could tempt Zhu Bajie, wouldn’t it be even easier for her to deal with Xuanzang?

The woman, after a brief moment of contemplation, was very pleased and quickly nodded her head, deliberately putting on a shy demeanor, she whispered softly, "This slave understands the Elder’s meaning, and if you save my life, I am willing to serve you for a lifetime."

"No... no!" Zhu Bajie hastily shook his hand, saying, "You misunderstood me, I didn’t mean for you to serve me."

"Then what exactly does Elder mean?" The woman could not help frowning as she asked, feeling even more annoyed.

By now, the woman was beginning to suspect that the young man might just be fooling her.

But of course, she could not show it.

"I mean to kill you!"